Hello humans.
How warm is this afternoon. Well my holidays are about to end in a couple of days and I am not looking forward to the hellish first week of intensive lecture at all.. I don't get how people can get bored of the holidays.
Aside from the idea of school lurking around the back of my mind life's been pretty good, peaceful days filled with pleasant activities. I feel emotionally fresher, does that make sense? It doesn't mean i'm in some kind of awakened state or anything, it just feels lighter inside. Sometimes you can get to feeling a little boggy.. it's not all bad but it ain't good either! I could attribute this refreshing feeling on my insides to the herbal water I just drank but I'd like to think it's due to the holidays. Oh magical holidays ~ And of course to the flow of my life.
I recently tried something very new and very exciting I must say but I'll leave that for a post on its own. I really should get to updating this space more often, probably not all on full recipes 'cause those are a pain in the boop. Partial and skimpy ones perhaps may still be doable, unless I really have nothing better to do. But what's better, everything is only relative.
Now, let's take a look at what I got up to today. I spent the whole afternoon putting this piece of scrumptiousness together and it was worth every minute. A hot dog bun smothered with egg salad and seaweed strewn over it was just what I pictured in my head a few moments before I headed for bed, and beholddd the art of manifestation ~ That thought probably resulted from me being deprived of Tako Yaki.. Went to town last week with Jasper with the sole purpose (my sole purpose) of grabbing some Tako Yaki, be it from Tako Pachi at Taka or Gindaco at Ion but woopdeedoo Tako Pachi is GONE oh my dear childhood favorite *cries* and Gindaco is ' Coming Soon! '. Is my life a lie, how is it ' Coming Soon ' now when it was.. Already there?! *grumblestoselflikeacrazycatlady* Oh and that's the herbal water I mentioned earlier, it's pretty good if you're into drinking soda water just like that. I'm not but the herbs got me.
I actually made the buns from scratch, I'll leave the recipe.
☞ Homemade Hot Dog Buns
I halved the recipe as well because, well, what would I do with 18 hot dog buns? I don't have enough humans to feed. This dough actually required some kneading but that's gonna leave a bigger mess than intended on the countertop so i decided to cheat and use the dough hook instead. I once saw a recipe for hot dog buns that mentioned that the dough is ready when it doesn't stick to the side of the mixer and is nice and stretchy so that was my guide to avoid having to knead.
An hour to proof and get puffy.
Cut them straight out of the container and shaped them into the standard hotdogbun shape.
After an egg wash and a sprinkling of salt flakes and pepper.
After the second proofing
Made my egg salad which is basically just boiled eggs and mayo. I would say the secret to a good egg salad is in the mayo, Kewpie mayo for life *grunts*
Rough guide: 1 egg - 1 Tbsp Mayo (Probably on the excessive side)
Fresh hot dog buns out of the oven ~ They're not as soft as the regular asian milk breads but I'll take it anyway. It has a more rustic feel to it and I like that.
Assembly! All that and slather of dijon mustard mmhmmm. My sausages were boiled, if anyone was wondering *winkwink*
Tadahhhh
Devoured it like I haven't eaten for days, egg mayo dribbling everywhere. I am not proud but I am happy.
Toodle doo see you soon.
再见
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